Human Evolution (P00173)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : HCA-P-P00173

The course provides an overview of human biological and cultural evolution from the first hominids to the emergence and subsequent expansion of Homo sapiens, using evidence provided by archaeology, molecular biology, and biological and social anthropology. The overall aim of the course is to provide students with a greater awareness of where we came from and how we have developed physically and culturally over the past seven million years.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Postgraduate (School of History and Classics), (School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Schedule E)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
19/09/2007	09:00	10:50	Room 1.F01, Old High School	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Wednesday	09:00	10:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

After successful completion of the course, students will have an understanding of: the principal sources of evidence that can be used to reconstruct the early human past; the difficulties involved in interpreting that evidence, and the major areas of controversy; they should also have acquired the ability to critically assess current hypotheses of the origins of bipedalism, toolmaking, etc., and developed a critical awareness of how archaeological perceptions and approaches to research have historically influenced interpretations of the evidence.